Vinícius Souza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vinícius de Souza Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lommel | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Flamengo | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Lommel | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:28, 2 November 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:17, 26 October 2019 (UTC) | |||
Vinícius de Souza Costa (born 19 June 1999) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a Midfielder for Belgian club Lommel.
Career
Early career
Born and raised in Padre Miguel, neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Vinícius arrived at Flamengo in 2014 to play in the club's under 15 team approved by coach Zé Ricardo. In the youth team he played alongside Matheus Thuler and Lincoln, future teammates in the professional team.[1]
Flamengo
On 19 March 2019 Vinícius debuted on the professional team playing in the final minutes of a Campeonato Carioca 1–1 draw against Vasco da Gama at Maracanã Stadium.
After the transfer of Gustavo Cuéllar to Al-Hilal on August 2019 head coach Jorge Jesus promoted Vinícius to the professional team. The Portuguese coach praised him very much comparing him to his former player Nemanja Matić.[2]
On 10 October 2019 Vinícius played his first Brazilian Série A against Atlético Mineiro at Maracanã Stadium replacing Reinier in the injury time, Flamengo won 3–1.[3]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 October 2020.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamengo | 2019 | Série A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Lommel S.K. | 2020–21 | First Division B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Campeonato Carioca.
Honours
Clubs
- Flamengo
- Copa Libertadores: 2019[5]
- Recopa Sudamericana: 2020[6]
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2019
- Supercopa do Brasil: 2020
- Campeonato Carioca: 2019, 2020
References
- ^ "Conheça Vinícius Souza, o volante da base que enche os olhos de Jesus no Flamengo". globoesporte.com. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Jorge Jesus quer transformar Vinicius Souza em 'novo Matic'". goal.com. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "Mais uma vítima: Flamengo vence o Galo no Maracanã e aumenta para oito pontos a vantagem na ponta". globoesporte.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ Vinícius Souza at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazil youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo footballers
- Lommel S.K. players
- Belgian Second Division/Belgian First Division B players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
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